To bias or distort so results or perceptions are misleading

• To make a distribution asymmetrical

To turn or place at an angle; make oblique

• To tilt or slant

Not parallel or perpendicular; oblique

• Of lines in 3D: not parallel and not intersecting
• Of a distribution: asymmetric

Obliquely; askew; awry

A bias or distortion in a particular direction

• In computing, a timing mismatch of the same clock signal
• Asymmetry of a distribution; skewness